Universities in Wales

This is a list of universities and independent university colleges in Wales.

English Name Welsh Name Established Unitary Authority Students Attending The Times Good University 2012 Ranking
Cardiff University Prifysgol Caerdydd 1883 (as the University College of South Wales & Monmouthshire) Cardiff 30,010 35
University of Glamorgan Prifysgol Morgannwg 1913 (as Welsh School of Mines) Rhondda Cynon Taff
Cardiff		 25,770 93
Swansea University Prifysgol Abertawe 1920 (as University College, Swansea) Swansea 18,935 49
Bangor University Prifysgol Bangor 1884 (as University College of North Wales) Gwynedd 17,745 56
Aberystwyth University Prifysgol Aberystwyth 1872 (as University College Wales) Ceredigion 13,735 43
Cardiff Metropolitan University Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd 1976 (as South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education) Cardiff 11,170 71
University of Wales, Newport Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd 1975 (as Gwent College of Higher Education) Newport 9,300 104
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David Prifysgol Cymru, Y Drindod Dewi Sant 1978 (St David campus in 1822 as St David's College, Lampeter and Trinity campus in 1848 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College) Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 8,505 N/A
Glyndŵr University Prifysgol Glyndŵr 1887 (as Wrexham School of Science and Art) Wrexham 7,730 102
Swansea Metropolitan University Prifysgol Fetropolitan Abertawe 1992 (as Swansea Institute of Higher Education) Swansea 6,030 N/A
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru 1949 (as Cardiff College of Music). Now part of (university of ) Glamorgan Group. Cardiff 660 N/A

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